Question 1

Which is the least potent member of the opiate family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Codeine 
B)  Morphine 
C)  Heroin 
D)  Opium 
A)  Codeine 
B)  Morphine 
C)  Heroin 
D)  Opium

Question 2

The film Cottonland raises many questions and then asks how an entire community falls into despair.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Although pain relief is now the major medical use for opioids, they have been used to save many lives (especially in underdeveloped countries) because of their ability to do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decrease violent behaviour 
B)  Lower blood pressure 
C)  Counteract diarrhea 
D)  Decrease bleeding 
A)  Decrease violent behaviour 
B)  Lower blood pressure 
C)  Counteract diarrhea 
D)  Decrease bleeding

Question 4

Josh just injected his heroin. Similar to other users, how long will it be before he begins to feel ill?

Accepted Answer

A)  One to three hours 
B)  Four to five hours 
C)  Six to eight hours 
D)  Ten to twelve hours 
A)  One to three hours 
B)  Four to five hours 
C)  Six to eight hours 
D)  Ten to twelve hours

Question 5

What have Siegel and his colleagues shown in animal studies regarding tolerance to opioids?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is due to reduced absorption of the drug 
B)  It is not very great 
C)  It occurs after only a single exposure 
D)  It is partly due to conditioned protective reflexes 
A)  It is due to reduced absorption of the drug 
B)  It is not very great 
C)  It occurs after only a single exposure 
D)  It is partly due to conditioned protective reflexes

Question 6

Which region of the world was considered to be the major global producer of opium and heroin?

Accepted Answer

A)  South and Southwest Asia 
B)  Laos and Thailand 
C)  Colombia and Mexico 
D)  China 
A)  South and Southwest Asia 
B)  Laos and Thailand 
C)  Colombia and Mexico 
D)  China

Question 7

What do Glee actors Cory Monteith and Philip Seymour Hoffman have in common?

Accepted Answer

They both died as a result of

Question 8

What did Friedrich Sertürner's 1806 published report state?

Accepted Answer

A)  He discovered an active agent that was 50 times as potent as opium and it was morphium. 
B)  He discovered an active agent that was 10 times as potent as opium and it was morphium. 
C)  He discovered an active agent that was 10 times as potent as opium and it was heroin. 
D)  He discovered an active agent that was 50 times as potent as opium and it was heroin. 
A)  He discovered an active agent that was 50 times as potent as opium and it was morphium. 
B)  He discovered an active agent that was 10 times as potent as opium and it was morphium. 
C)  He discovered an active agent that was 10 times as potent as opium and it was heroin. 
D)  He discovered an active agent that was 50 times as potent as opium and it was heroin.

Question 9

Who wrote the "Confessions of an English Opium-eater"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
B)  Thomas De Quincey 
C)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
D)  F.Scott Fitzgerald 
A)  Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
B)  Thomas De Quincey 
C)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
D)  F.Scott Fitzgerald

Question 10

What is the most common form of heroin use by male users?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burning 
B)  Huffing 
C)  Snorting 
D)  Injecting 
A)  Burning 
B)  Huffing 
C)  Snorting 
D)  Injecting

Question 11

Harm reduction strategies include safe injection sites such as Insite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was Cottonland and what caused it?

Accepted Answer

When the last of Cape Breton's once-thri

Question 13

In Canada, from January to September 2017, there were at least 2,923 apparent opioid-related deaths. How many of these were deemed accidental?

Accepted Answer

A)  32% 
B)  52% 
C)  72% 
D)  92% 
A)  32% 
B)  52% 
C)  72% 
D)  92%

Question 14

Antitussive is a medication used to suppress or relieve coughing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Opium is produced and available for collection for only a few days of the plant's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Approximately when and by whom was opium first reported to be used as a medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British, around 1600 AD 
B)  The Portuguese explorers, around 1400 AD 
C)  The Egyptians, around 1500 BC 
D)  The Romans, around 600 AD 
A)  The British, around 1600 AD 
B)  The Portuguese explorers, around 1400 AD 
C)  The Egyptians, around 1500 BC 
D)  The Romans, around 600 AD

Question 17

What is an opioid antagonist, and what is its role?

Accepted Answer

The discovery of opioid antagonists, whi

Question 18

Canadian supply of opium and heroin comes primarily from South and Southwest Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following describes the outcome of the battle to keep Insite open?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insite lost every court battle until it reached the Supreme Court of Canada which rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down. 
B)  Insite won every court level battle including the final legal step when the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down. 
C)  Insite lost its first appeal at the British Columbia Court of appeal, but Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down until 2018. 
D)  Supreme Court of Canada, which rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut Insite down, as well as the attempt of the government to interfere with other safe injection sites in Canada. 
A)  Insite lost every court battle until it reached the Supreme Court of Canada which rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down. 
B)  Insite won every court level battle including the final legal step when the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down. 
C)  Insite lost its first appeal at the British Columbia Court of appeal, but Supreme Court of Canada rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut it down until 2018. 
D)  Supreme Court of Canada, which rejected the Canadian Government's attempt to shut Insite down, as well as the attempt of the government to interfere with other safe injection sites in Canada.

Question 20

The fact that animals with no history of opioid withdrawal will press a lever to self-administer low doses of intravenous morphine or heroin demonstrates what in our understanding of developing opioid dependence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Withdrawal symptom 
B)  Positive reinforcement 
C)  Peer pressure 
D)  Tolerance 
A)  Withdrawal symptom 
B)  Positive reinforcement 
C)  Peer pressure 
D)  Tolerance

Which is the least potent member of the opiate family?

The film Cottonland raises many questions and then asks how an entire community falls into despair.

Although pain relief is now the major medical use for opioids, they have been used to save many lives (especially in underdeveloped countries) because of their ability to do what?

Josh just injected his heroin. Similar to other users, how long will it be before he begins to feel ill?

What have Siegel and his colleagues shown in animal studies regarding tolerance to opioids?

Which region of the world was considered to be the major global producer of opium and heroin?

What do Glee actors Cory Monteith and Philip Seymour Hoffman have in common?

What did Friedrich Sertürner's 1806 published report state?

Who wrote the "Confessions of an English Opium-eater"?

What is the most common form of heroin use by male users?

Harm reduction strategies include safe injection sites such as Insite.

What was Cottonland and what caused it?

In Canada, from January to September 2017, there were at least 2,923 apparent opioid-related deaths. How many of these were deemed accidental?

Antitussive is a medication used to suppress or relieve coughing.

Opium is produced and available for collection for only a few days of the plant's life.

Approximately when and by whom was opium first reported to be used as a medicine?

What is an opioid antagonist, and what is its role?

Canadian supply of opium and heroin comes primarily from South and Southwest Asia.

Which of the following describes the outcome of the battle to keep Insite open?

The fact that animals with no history of opioid withdrawal will press a lever to self-administer low doses of intravenous morphine or heroin demonstrates what in our understanding of developing opioid dependence?

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Exam 13: Opioids

Which is the least potent member of the opiate family?

The film Cottonland raises many questions and then asks how an entire community falls into despair.

Although pain relief is now the major medical use for opioids, they have been used to save many lives (especially in underdeveloped countries) because of their ability to do what?

Josh just injected his heroin. Similar to other users, how long will it be before he begins to feel ill?

What have Siegel and his colleagues shown in animal studies regarding tolerance to opioids?

Which region of the world was considered to be the major global producer of opium and heroin?

What do Glee actors Cory Monteith and Philip Seymour Hoffman have in common?

What did Friedrich Sertürner's 1806 published report state?

Who wrote the "Confessions of an English Opium-eater"?

What is the most common form of heroin use by male users?

Harm reduction strategies include safe injection sites such as Insite.

What was Cottonland and what caused it?

In Canada, from January to September 2017, there were at least 2,923 apparent opioid-related deaths. How many of these were deemed accidental?

Antitussive is a medication used to suppress or relieve coughing.

Opium is produced and available for collection for only a few days of the plant's life.

Approximately when and by whom was opium first reported to be used as a medicine?

What is an opioid antagonist, and what is its role?

Canadian supply of opium and heroin comes primarily from South and Southwest Asia.

Which of the following describes the outcome of the battle to keep Insite open?

The fact that animals with no history of opioid withdrawal will press a lever to self-administer low doses of intravenous morphine or heroin demonstrates what in our understanding of developing opioid dependence?

Drug Use: an Overview

Drug Use As a Social Problem

Drug Policy

The Nervous System

The Actions of Drugs

Stimulants

Depressants and Inhalants

Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Medication for Mental Disorders

Alcohol

Tobacco

Caffeine

Natural Health Products and Over-The-Counter Drugs

Hallucinogens

Cannabis

Performance-Enhancing Drug Abuse

Preventing Substance Abuse

Treating Substance-Related Disorders

Filters